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W; P. LYNCH. IRONINGMAGHINE.

No. 597,322. Patented Jan. 11,1898.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 597,322, dated January11, 1898.

Application filed September 24, 1896. Serial Nor 606,853. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM PATRICK LYNCH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Canton, in the county of St. Lawrence and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Ironing-Machine, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in ironing-machines.

The object of the present invention is to provide for that class ofironing-machines adapted to be employed in laundries and in tailoringestablishments for pressing clothes and the like simple and effectivemeans for heating the iron by gasolene and for affording a continuoussupply of the latter without the reservoir or pipe connections betweenthe same and the iron interfering with the free use of such iron.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ironing orpressing machine provided with heating means constructed in accordancewith this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of theiron. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 4; is asectional view illustrating the construction of the swivel connectionsat the elbow-joint of the supply-pipe. Fig. 5 is a detail perspectiveview of the joint of the swinging arm. Fig. 6 is a detail perspectiveview of the polygonal portion for the supply-pipe. Fig. 7 is a similarview of the swiveled sleeve or support of the same. Fig. Sis a detailperspective view of the gas-generator.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates a swinging arm of an ironing or pressing machine which isadapted to be used in laundries and in tailoring establishments forpressing goods and for similar operations, and the swinging arm, whichis mounted on a tilting standard or lever 2, is composed of inner andouter sections 3 and 4, hinged at their adjacent ends, and the outersection is provided at the rear side of the joint with a stop 5 to limitthe independent swing of the outer arm, which carries an iron (3. Thetilting standard or lever 2 is pivoted or fulcrumed on a table 7 of amain frame 8, a treadle 9 being connected with the lever or standard forthe purpose of forcing the iron 6 downward. The iron is lifted andnormally maintained elevated by a pair of springs 10, connected with thestandard or lever 2 and with the table of the supporting-frame.

The iron 6, which is swiveled to the outer end of the swinging arm 1,consists of a hollow casing receiving a burner 11 and composed of a bodyportion 12 and a separate top portion 13, which is secured to the bodyportion by vertical bolts 14. The vertical bolts 14 have their headsarranged at their lower ends and engaged with lugs arranged on theinterior of the body portion 12, and the upper ends of the bolts passthrough perforations of the top 13 of the iron and are provided withexteriorly -arranged nuts. The body portion of the iron is provided atopposite sides with upper openings 15 and having lower slots 16, and thetop 13 is provided with openings 17. These openings 15, 16, and 17permit the .necessary access of air to the interior of the iron for thepurpose of supporting combustion.

The burner 11, which is provided at its bottom with transverse slots 18to throw the flame against the bottom of the iron, has its front endclosed and its rear end open, and a gasgenerator, which is arranged atthe back of the burner, consists of a valve-casing 20, an adjustingscrew21, and a pan 22, which is located beneath the valve-casing and isadapted to receive a quantity of gasolene in the usual manner before theburner is lighted for the purpose of heating the generator. Thevalve-casing20,which is arranged at the back of the iron, screws ontothe rear end of an L-shaped branch or section 23 of the supplypipe andis provided wit-halongitudinal passage-way for the screw 21, which isprovided with a needle-point arranged in a perforation disposed oppositethe open end of the burner 11. The pan 22, which is detachable, isprovided with a threaded opening and screws on a threaded stud whichdepends from the casing with which it is formed integral. The upperportion of the casing is provided with vertical and horizontalpassage-ways extending from the rear end of the supply-pipe to thelongitudinal passage-way in which the screw is mounted. The screwengages a threaded perforation of a collar 24, and its outer end issquared for the reception of a key which enables the screw to bemanipulated to regulate the flow of the gas and the consequent heatingpower of the burner.

The L-shaped branch 23 of the supply-pipe, which is located within theiron 6, extends from the center of the top thereof to the rear end ofthe same. It is preferably secured to or formed integral with theburner, and it is supported at its rear end by a plate 25, which has itslower end bifurcated and straddling the rear end of the branch of thesupplypipe. The upper end of the branch 23 is secured to acoupling-plate 26, attached to the top of the iron by bolts and providedwith a central opening. The lower portion of the central opening of thecoupling-plate 26 receives the branch 23, and the upper portion of thesaid opening receives a vertical branch or section 27, which forms apivot for the iron and to which the handle 28 of the iron is attached.

The outer end of the swinging arm 1 is provided with a longitudinalsocket 29, receiving a swiveled pin 30, which is provided at its outerend beyond the arm with a head 31, having an opening through whichpasses the pivot-section 27 of the supply-pipe. The pin 30 is providedwith an annular groove 32 and is engaged by a screw 33, which is mountedin a threaded perforation of the outer section 4 of the swinging armand. which projects into the groove 32.

The handle 28, which consists of a substantially rectangular open frame,is provided at its top with a handle-piece and has a central perforationat its bottom to receive the pivoted section 27, to which it is fixed,whereby the handle is rigidly connected with the iron and is adapted tomanipulate the same. The iron is adapted tobe moved forward and backwardlongitudinally of an ironing-board 34. Owing to thehorizontally-swinging jointedarm 1, it is capable of a horizontal rotarymovement on the vertical pivoted section 27 and a tilting movement onthe horizontal swiveled pin 30, and it is. also adapted to be .moved-upward and downward by the machine.

The upper end of the pivot-section 27 is connected with a substantiallyhorizontally disposed section 35 of the feed-pipe by an elbow 36,swivel-joints being provided at the ends of the elbow to permit thesupply-pipe to conform to the movements of the iron without leaking.

The upper end 37 of the pivot or male section 27 is reduced to form-anexterior shoulder and the lower portion of the vertical arm or femalesection of the elbow has its bore enlarged to form an interior shoulder.The reduced upper end 37 of the male section fits in the smaller.portion of the bore or opening of the vertical arm of the elbow or thefemale section of the swivel-joint, and the adjacent portion of thepivot branch or section 27 is arranged in the enlarged lower portion ofthe bore or opening. A packing 38 is interposed between the exteriorshoulder of the pivotsection 27 and the interior shoulder of thevertical branch of the elbow. The lower end of the elbow is exteriorlythreaded and engaged by a collar 39, which is interiorly threaded at oneend and which is provided at its other end with an inwardly-extendingflange 40 for engaging an exterior flange or shoulder 41 of thepipe-section 27. A clamping-screw is mounted on the collar 39 and engages the elbow to prevent the parts from ac cidentally unscrewing.

The swivel-joint at the horizontal arm of the elbow is constructed insubstantially the same manner as the one just described. The horizontalarm of the elbow is provided with an extension 42, which has its outerend 43 produced upon the exterior shoulder and is received within acoupling 44, having its bore or opening centrally reduced to receive thesaid end 43, and a packing-ring 45 is interposed between the shouldersof the coupling and the arm of the elbow. The coupling 44 is secured tothe arm of the elbow by a collar 46, interioriy threaded at one end toreceive the exteriorly-threaded end of the coupling, and provided at itsother end. with an inv'aidly-exteiicling flange which engages with acorresponding annular flange or shoulder of the extension-arm 42 of theelbow. The collar is also provided with a clamping-screw arranged toengage the coupling to prevent the parts from unscrewing. By this construction. the elbow is swiveled to the adja cent horizontal andvertical branches of the supply-pipe and perfect oil-tight joints areprovided, and the elbow is arranged within the handle and does notinterfere with the operator in grasping the same.

The substantially horizontally disposed branch 35 0f the supply-pipe isprovided with la polygonal portion 47, preferably rectangu- Qlar incross-section, arranged within a corresponding sleeve or support 48, thepolygonal portion 47 being adapted to slide in the sleeve lor support 48sufficiently to permit the neogessary play of the feed-pipe. Theswiveled isleeve or support 48 is provided with a deipending pin 49,arranged. in avertical socket 150 of the pivot or pintle of the jointedarm 1, {and the pin is retained in the vertical socket Eof the jointedarm by a screw 51, which engages an annular groove 52 of the pin or stem49. I The polygonal sleeve or support and the polygonal. portion of thesupply-pipe prevent the supply pipe from turning and enable the same tosupport a reservoir 53. The reservoir 53 is mounted on a vertical branchor extension of the section 35, and a cook 54 is provided to regulatethe flow of the gasolene and shut the same off when the iron is'not inuse.

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An air-pump 55, similar to those employed for inflating bicycle-tires,is connected with the reservoir to obtain the necessary pressure fordriving the gasolene through the feed or supply pipe, but such pressureis not applied to the reservoir until after the pan of the generator hasbeen used.

It will be seen that the reservoir and the pipe connections between thesame and the iron are out of the Way and that the pipe connections areadapted to yield to the movements of the iron and have perfectlyoil-tight joints.-

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the invention.

What I claim is- 1. In a machine of the class described, the combinationof a horizontally-swinging arm hinged at its inner end, and composed ofinner and outer sections hinged at their adjacent ends and adapted to bearranged at an angle to each other, an iron mounted on the outer end ofthe said arm and provided with an interior burner, a feed or supply pipemounted on and extending longitudinally of the outer section of theswinging arm to the said burner, and having a vertical portionconstituting the pivot of the iron to permit 1 the same to swinghorizontally, a reservoir mounted on the inner end of the feed or supplypipe and located above the hinge-joint of the inner ends of saidsections, and a support receiving the inner portion of the feed orsupply pipe, and pivotally mounted in the same vertical plane as thesaid hinge-joint of the sections, substantially as described.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination of ahorizontally-swingin g j ointed arm, an iron mounted on the outer end ofthe arm, provided with an interior burner and capable of a horizontaland vertical pivotal movement, a supply-pipe extending along the outersection of the jointed arm to the burner and provided with movablejoints to permit the play of the iron, said supply-pipe .being providedat the joint of said arm with a polygonal portion and having anupwardlyextending branch, a reservoir mounted on the upwardly-extendingbranch, and a polygonal sleeve or support sWiveled to the arm at thejoint thereof, receiving the polygonal portion of the supply-pipe andpermitting the same to slide therein, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination of ahorizontally-swinging jointed arm, an iron mounted on the outer endthereof, provided with an interior burner and capable of horizontal andvertical pivotal movement, and a supply-pipe comprising a substantiallyhorizontally disposed branch extending along the outer section of thejointed arm, a vertical branch connected with the burner, and an elbowconnected with the two said branches and provided with vertical andhorizontal swivel-joints, substantially as described.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination of ahorizontally-swinging jointed arm,an iron mounted on the outer endthereof, provided with aninterior burner and capable of horizontal andvertical pivotal movement, a supply-pipe comprising asubstantiallyhorizontally disposed branch extending along the outersection of the jointed arn1,,a Vertical branch connected with theburner, and an elbow connected With the two said branches, vertical andhorizontal swivel-j oin ts connecting the elbow with the said brancheseach swiveled joint consisting of a female section having the outerportion of its bore enlarged, a male section having its end reduced tofit in the smaller portion of said bore and provided with an exteriorannular shoulder, and an interiorly-threaded collar screwing on thefemale section and provided with an in- Wardly extending annular flangeengaging the annular shoulderof the male section, sub stantially asdescribed.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination of ahorizontally-swinging j ointed arm provided at the top of its joint witha vertical socket, an iron mounted on the outer end of the jointed armand provided with a burner, a supply-pipe extending along the arm,communicating with the burner of the iron, and provided adjacent to thejoint of said arm With a polygonal portion, a sleeve or supportreceiving and conforming to the configuration of the polygonal portionof the supply-pipe, and provided with a depending stem having an annulargroove fitting in the vertical socket of said arm, a fastening deviceengaging the groove of the stem and swiveling the same, in the saidsocket, and a reservoir supported by the inner end of the supply-pipe,substantially as described.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a horizontalswinging arm, an iron mounted on the same and provided with a burner, asupport carried by the horizontal arm, a supply-pipe mounted to slide alimited longitudinal distance in the support and having a vertical and ahorizontal portion connected by vertical and horizontal swiveljoints,the vertical joint permitting the iron to swing horizontally and thehorizontal joint facilitating a tilting movement of the iron, and areservoir mounted upon the inner or rear end of the supply-pipe,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

XVILLIAM PATRICK LYNCH,

